American Freedom Essay Contest
Student Winners

Every Fall, in honor of Constitution Day & Citizenship Day, The Constitutional Walking Tour of Philadelphia sponsors its annual American Freedom Essay Contest. The American Freedom Essay Contest challenges educators to have their students write a 100-300 word essay on the importance of freedom in their lives. Entries are judged in Elementary School, Middle School and High School categories with the winner in each category earning a free field trip with The Constitutional Walking Tour for his/her class. The contest generally runs from September through mid-October each year. Check back in September for more details on the next contest.

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2009 American Freedom Essay Contest Winners

The Constitutional Walking Tour of Philadelphia is pleased to announce the student winners of its 2009 American Freedom Essay Contest. Congratulations!

Elementary School (Grades 1-5)	Middle School (Grades 6-8)	High School (Grades 9-12)
Dylan Bresnan Trevor Day School New York, NY (New York County) Essay: "Why Freedom Matters in My Life" Teacher: Liz Fishman Read the Essay »	Hunter James Reed Intermediate School Newtown, CT (Fairfield County) Essay: "Speaking Out and Speaking Freely" Teacher: Valerie Pagano-Hepburn Read the Essay »	Andrew Fixler Weston High School Weston, MA (Middlesex County) Essay: "Freedom of the Press" Teacher: Don Benson Read the Essay »

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2008 American Freedom Essay Contest Winners

The Constitutional Walking Tour of Philadelphia is pleased to announce the student winners of its 2008 American Freedom Essay Contest. Congratulations!

Elementary School (Grades 1-5)	Middle School (Grades 6-8)	High School (Grades 9-12)
Samantha Chong Theodore Roosevelt School #5 Weehawken, New Jersey (Hudson County) Essay “Freedom” Teacher: Patricia Allegretta Read the Essay »	Duncan Reehl Holland Township Milford, New Jersey (Hunterdon County) Essay “Basic Freedom, Big Impact” Teacher: Sandra Ozgar Read the Essay »	Gia Montemuro Cinnaminson High School Cinnaminson, New Jersey (Burlington County) Essay: “Freedom Is…” Teacher: Daniel Matz Read the Essay »

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2007 American Freedom Essay Contest Winners

The Constitutional Walking Tour of Philadelphia is pleased to announce the student winners of its 2007 American Freedom Essay Contest. Congratulations!

Elementary School (Grades 1-5)	Middle School (Grades 6-8)	High School (Grades 9-12)
Leah Huebner William H. Loesche School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia County) Essay: "This is what FREEDOM means to me" Teacher: Merle Fine Read the Essay »	Santina Pescatore Waldron Mercy Academy Merion Station, Pennsylvania (Montgomery County) Essay: "Freedom Must Carry On" Teacher: Eileen Flanagan Read the Essay »	Alexander Sliwecki Cinnaminson High School Cinnaminson, New Jersey (Burlington County) Essay: "Freedom of Speech" Teacher: Megan Schweitzer Read the Essay »

To read the rules and entry requirements, click here.

Any views, opinions or commentary expressed by the authors of the winning essays in the American Freedom Essay Contest are those of the individual authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of The Constitutional Walking Tour of Philadelphia, its affiliates, its officers, its directors, its employees, its Sponsors, and/or its agents in any manner whatsoever. The Constitutional Walking Tour does not make any guarantees, express or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability or completeness of the information contained or quoted in the reprinted essays.